Dear Parents/Guardians and Family Members,As partners in your child’s education, your input is valued. Please take a few minutes to respond to this brief parent survey. This information will be used to help evaluate and strengthen parent and family engagement within our school. All surveys may be returned to Mrs. Phillips in the Parent Center, mailed to 5500 Reynolds Road, Forest Park, GA 30297 , or completed online at http://011.clayton.k12.ga.us/parents/title_1_resource_center.

1. Parent's Name/Student's Name

Your answer

2. Grade Level

Choose

6th

7th

8th

3. How welcome does the school staff at your child’s school make you feel?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

4. In the past year, how often did you participate in a parent and family engagement activity, event, or program at your child’s school?

Never

Once or Twice

Every Few Months

Monthly

Weekly

Other:

5. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about how they can help your child learn?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or More

6. Please check any of the following that would help you participate more often in school functions, activities, and planning events?

Transportation provided

Child care provided

Event/meeting reminders one week before the event

Meetings/activities offered at various times

Meetings/activities offered more than once

Meetings/activities held in community locations other than the school

Other (Please describe):

7. When is the best time for you to attend a school event for parents?

Before school (M-F)

During school, before lunch (M-F)

During school, after lunch (M-F)

Evenings (M-F)

Saturday

Preferred day/time (please indicate):

8. How often have you had opportunities to visit with your child’s teachers to discuss your child’s progress throughout the school year?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

9. In the past year, how often did you communicate with teachers at your child’s school?

Never

Once or twice

Every few months

Monthly

Weekly or more

10. In your opinion, how effective are the following when it comes to the school communicating with you or your family?

Not Effective

Effective

Very Effective

Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.)

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Newsletters (link on schools website)

Automated calls from the school

Email

School website

Flyers sent home with your child

Not Effective

Effective

Very Effective

Parent meetings (open house, curriculum night, etc.)

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Newsletters (link on schools website)

Automated calls from the school

Email

School website

Flyers sent home with your child

11. What are the best ways for you to provide input regarding your child’s school? (Please check all that apply)

Attend meetings

Phone call

Email

Complete survey online

Complete and return a paper survey

Send a note to the school

12a. Do you have difficulties with any of the following?

Yes

No

Understanding school policies

Accessing the school webpage

Accessing the Parent Portal

Yes

No

Understanding school policies

Accessing the school webpage

Accessing the Parent Portal

12b. If yes, please provide specifics.

Your answer

13. I am informed as to how my child is doing academically in school.

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

14. In the past year, how often have you talked with the school about ways that you can help your child’s learning at home?

Never

Once or twice

Every few monts

Monthly

Weekly or more

15. How many times per month do you initiate the use of interactive study tools with your child? (Flash cards, online resources, etc.)

0 - 5

6 - 10

10 or more

16. How confident are you in your ability to support your child’s learning at home?

Not at all

Minimally

Quite a bit

A tremendous amount

17a. Did you participate in any of the following decision-making opportunities requiring parent input and partnership? (Check all that apply)

Title I Program planning and evaluation

Development of school parent and family engagement plan

Development of school-parent compact

Parent-Teacher conferences

Parent advisory committees/councils

Other:

17b. If you participated in any of the decision-making opportunities, which did you find most meaningful?

Your answer

17c. If you did not participate in any, why not?

Your answer

17d. Would you be interested in participating in the future?

Yes

No

18. How well do you feel that the school’s parent and family engagement policy and plan provides opportunities for effective involvement of parents to support student academic achievement?

Not well at all

Mildly well

Fairly well

Quite well

Extremely well

19. Our school is required to set aside a percentage of the Title I money we receive for parent and family engagement activities to actively engage parents in the academic achievement of their children. In the past, money has been spent to provide the school with a family engagement coordinator position and to fund the parent resource center. What are your suggestions for how Title I parent and family engagement money should be spent?

Your answer

20. How can our school improve on actively engaging parents and community members in the activities of our school to increase student academic achievement?